BC Soccer News, Monday, April 9, 2018

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MLS MATCHDAY #6

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018

RIO TINTO STADIUM, SANDY, UTAH

Report and Reaction: Salt Shaker – Whitecaps Vancouvered in loss to RSL – AFTN
Vancouver Whitecaps headed into Utah knowing that a win would have given them their best ever start to a MLS season. But trips to Salt Lake haven’t been happy hunting grounds for the ‘Caps and so it continued on Saturday night with a disappointing 2-1 defeat to a RSL side that really weren’t much of a threat over the 90 minutes.

Missed opportunity as Whitecaps kept quiet at RioT – Edmonton Journal
That bend-but-don’t break away style that has been the Vancouver Whitecaps’ bread and butter and made them the leader in MLS road wins since 2014, turned out to be the perfect strategy for Saturday night’s home team.

Report Card: Whitecaps Get a Taste of Their Own Road Medicine – Eighty-Six Forever
Maybe it was karma, or maybe it was just bad luck, but in a strange twist of fate the Vancouver Whitecaps were simply outplayed at their own game on Saturday in Utah. Real Salt Lake turned in a quality “road style” performance at home, surrendering the majority of possession and chances, yet still walking away with all three points.

Russell Teibert: The solution to Vancouver’s midfield issues? – AFTN
Five games into the 2018 season, the Vancouver Whitecaps have recorded three wins, a draw, and a loss. One constant from those three wins? Russell Teibert was in the starting XI. The two games the ‘Caps didn’t win? Teibert was on the bench.

MLS Weekend Rewind: Week 6 – SBI
There were plenty of big goals and some even bigger saves through the MLS weekend as several results surprised and stunned throughout the league.

ORL 3-2 POR: Lions erase 2-0 deficit in 7-minute explosion – NBC Sports
Orlando City SC and the Portland Timbers are undoubtedly two of the most confounding teams after the first month of the 2018 MLS season, and that statement rings even truer following the two side’s five-goal thriller at Orlando City Stadium on Sunday.

Beitashour: LAFC need to play “from start to finish” – Angels on Parade
Reflecting on Los Angeles Football Club’s 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Atlanta United, defender Steven Beitashour said he didn’t believe the score line was indicative of how the team performed.

Toronto FC have been preparing for the Azteca all year – Waking the Red
Sure, playing in one of the world’s most famous soccer stadiums sounds like a lot more fun than three hours desperately trying to piece together calculus 101. But when was the last time you were writing an exam and someone threw a battery at you? (Unless you go to Brock).

The Montreal Impact and LyesMTL lose in eMLS Cup final – Montreal Impact
The Montreal Impact and its eSports player, LyesMTL, went the distance at the first edition of the eMLS Cup, from Thursday to Sunday at a video game convention in Boston. Lyes Ould-Ramoul made it to the MLS final, but lost 6-4 over two games against the Houston Dynamo’s Kid M3mito.

Canada’s College ID Camps set for Shawnigan Lake & Kingston, Ontario – Canada College ID Camps
Our purpose is to provide a space where players grade 9-12 can connect with college coaches from all levels in Canada and the USA. We hope to assist in the promotion of youth players into environments which will challenge them academically and athletically after high school.

Becoming a BC Soccer Referee – BCSA
Whether you are an experienced referee new to British Columbia or if you are new to the discipline of refereeing BC Soccer Assoc. has a clinic and a pathway for you. The minimum age to become a referee is 12 years old (small sided) and 14 years old (11-a-side). Please enjoy the short video showcasing some Referee programs that BC Soccer offers and continue below for more on how to become a referee in BC!

Free Physiotherapy Clinical Trial for Achilles Pain at UBC – UBC Centre for Hip Health & MobilityDo you have Achilles pain? Interested in free Physiotherapy? If yes, join our clinical trial to look at the effectiveness of intramuscular stimulation (IMS), a form of acupuncture therapy, in treating Achilles tendon pain.

The BC Soccer Web Guide to Empire Field – BC Soccer Web
Empire Fields and Plateau Sports Park is the lofty and formal name given to Vancouver’s newest addition to the soccer scene. Yet, anyone who’s ever kicked or carried both kinds of footballs around these parts knows the place by heart.

Send your Soccer News to BC Soccer Web! – BC Soccer Web
BC Soccer Web is the hub for soccer in British Columbia. We want to share your soccer news with the entire province, and you can help by letting us know! We want your match reports, club news, league standings, and info on upcoming tournaments and clinics. Whether you submit links to existing news on the web, or your own original writing, we want to share it with the soccer community in B.C.

Toyota Stadium to host Semis and Final of the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship – Sportsday
Concacaf and US Soccer have announced that Toyota Stadium in Frisco will host the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship Game on Wednesday, October 17th. Toyota Stadium will also host the Semifinals on Sunday, October 14th and the Third-Place Match on October 17th as well. (Note: Canada will play their group stage matches in Edinburgh, TX.)

Canadian youth international Okello attracting attention from Bundesliga – Soctakes
Noble Okello is a player with an uncertain future. Okello, currently on contract with Toronto FC, is a player Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg is interested in acquiring. The 17-year-old has represented Canada at the U-17 level, but is yet to make any impact at the MLS or USL level for Toronto FC.

CanPL and the Stadium Question – Northern Starting XI
When David Clanachan was interviewed shortly after being announced as the first commissioner of the Canadian Premier League, he mentioned the desired situation for all CanPL stadia to have 7,000 as a minimim capacity. The first club location this brings to mind is Halifax, where SEA’s Derek Martin has gone on record stating they have a plan to start out at 7,000 capacity with the potential to grow the modular stadium over time.

USL & LOWER DIVISION NEWS

Foxes draw at Saint Louis FC to extend unbeaten streak – Fresno FC
Juan Pablo Caffa’s flicked header to start the second half was just enough to see Fresno FC hold for a 1-1 draw against Saint Louis FC and extend the club’s unbeaten streak to four matches. The Foxes have not lost since their USL season opener – a 3-2 defeat to Las Vegas Lights FC – on March 17th.

USL Weekend Rewind: Week 4 – SBI
Week 4 of the 2018 USL season provided some tightly contested contests from some of the top teams in both the Eastern and Western Conferences.

2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Preview – Tribal Football
This week we preview the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, being held in Jordan from April 6 to April 20, which also doubles as the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers for the Finals in France in the summer of 2019. We also briefly summarize the first round of games.

La Liga: Madrid derby ends 1-1 in battle for 2nd; advantage Atleti – NBC Sports
The race to finish as first runners-up to Barcelona came to a head on Sunday, when a pair of capital city sides entered the Madrid derby separated by just four points with eight games still to play. Atletico Madrid held the advantage on Real Madrid, meaning a victory for Los Blancos would have cut the deficit to a single point, or Los Rojiblancos could have increased their lead to seven points.

OFC appoints lawyer to probe ‘potential wrongdoing’ – Metro
Amid fresh claims of financial misconduct linked to senior FIFA officials, the Oceania Football Confederation has appointed an external lawyer to lead an investigation into “potential wrongdoing.”

Japan scramble for Russia 2018, replacing Halilhodzic with Nishino – Inside World Football
Vahid Halilhodzic has been axed as coach of Japan following a string of disappointing results, leaving Japan’s World Cup preparations in turmoil. With two months left until the World Cup, Akira Nishino will take over from the Bosnian coach.